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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1945

Page

8

Red Sox Ride Streak Behind Cronin Comeback

Boston fans celebrate a resilient stretch as Joe Cronin returns from an ankle injury to spark the Red Sox. Dave Ferriss Clem Hausmann and Emmet O'Neill pace a pitching staff delivering wins since a rough April start, with Boston leading the league in team hitting and securing steady victories.

Jack Cuddy New York U.P Joe Cronin Boston Red Sox Beantown Cronin Yankee Stadium Red Sox Dodgers Nylons Tom Yawkey Yawkey Dave Boo) Ferriss Nemo Seibold Louisville Ferriss Ray Wichita Kan Miss Natronal Pa Clem Hausmann Yankees Hank Borowy Yankee Emmet O'Neill Hausmann O'Neill Boston

Three Weeks Left In First Half In City Semipro Race

With three weeks remaining before the first half ends, City Semipro standings tighten as Legion, Espee Convairs, Azteca Warriors, and Davis-Monthan risk the top spot. Hollinger sends Lowell Bailey against Espee Convairs while DuPont backs the Convairs in a pivotal clash. Umpires Williams and Spangler work key pairings amid league tensions over past ejections.

Rivairs Legion Azteca Warriors Espee Convairs Aztecas Legion- Davis-Monthan Chuck Hollinger Hollinger Lowell Bailey Fito Aros Ralph DuPont DuPont Big Bill Clemensen D-M Mustangs Ares Slim Williams Virgil Spangler Marana Hosses Art Feay Gene Mauch Spangler Williams Arturo Vargas Davis-Monthan

Record of notable sports feats across eras

A roundup notes Free For All’s 1:04 3/5 Hyde Park Stakes win at Washington Park, Ben Hogan tying Mike Turnesa at 203 in the 1930 Hale America round, and Bobby Jones undergoing appendix surgery ten years earlier.

Associated Press Today Washington Park Ben Hogan Mike Turnesa Chicago Bobby Jones

College presidents back aid for star athletes survey

New Orleans June 20 85 of 131 colleges answered yes to granting aid for students showing need scholastic and athletic promise. Midwest contested with 27 yeas 13 nos while the solid south and southwest largely favored aid. Far West and Pacific coast also supported aid with few oppositions.

New Orleans American College Publicity Association ACPA Horace Renegar Tulane University Midwest Yeas Solid South Southwest Far West Pacific Coast

League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Stats

Holmes leads batting with .381 for Boston and 86 hits. Kurowski and Olmo top other categories with 15 doubles and 7 triples. Lombardi leads home runs with 13 for New York. Cooper tops pitching with 61 wins and 857 earned run average.

Holmes Boston Kurowski St. Louis Barrett Pittsburgh Elliott Olmo Brooklyn Ott New York F. Walker Hack Chicago

Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary

Key figures include Cuccinello of Chicago with 348 at bats and 64 hits while Stirnweiss of New York leads runs with 41 and triples with 6. R Johnson of Boston has 37 RBIs and 7 home runs tied for tops with Hayes of Cleveland. Ferriss of Boston leads in pitching with 9 victories and a 0.900 ERA in 112 opportunities.

Cuccinello Chicago Case Washington Stirnweiss New York Stephens St. Louis R. Johnson Boston Etten R. Johnston McQuinn Seibert Philadelphia Byrnes

Today’s Games Across Major Leagues and Rivalries

Baseball and basketball matchups feature New York at Boston and Cleveland at Detroit while Chicago plays St. Louis and Brooklyn visits Philadelphia. National League action includes Boston at New York and Pittsburgh at Chicago with two night games on the slate.

Steesereesereese Espee-Convair Davis Washington Cleveland New York Boston Detroit Chicago St. Louis National League Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Associated Press American League Pittsburgh

Baseball Night Schedule Features AL Duels and NL Matchup

The program lists two twilight and night games with Cleveland at Detroit and Philadelphia at Washington. A National League game Pittsburgh at remains incomplete due to unfinished listing.

Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh

Georgia Entry Real Threat In Western Open

Indianapolis June 20 The 16th annual Women's Western Open moves to second round match play led by co medalists Louise Suggs and Babe Didrickson Zaharias. Suggs faces Dorothy Germain while Hicks battles White. Germain and Hopkins also win to advance.

Georgia Indianapolis Ind Louise Suggs W.W.G.A Lithia Springs Marge Row Anniston Ala Dorothy Germain Miss Suggs Louise Philadelphia Betty Hicks Bettye Mimis White Dallas Texas Miss Hicks Mrs. White Miss Germain Virginia Bartock Park Ridge Ill Lawrence Selz Highland Park White Polly Ann Riley Fort Worth Mildred Babe) Didrickson Zaharias Los Angeles Jean Hopkins Cleveland Zaharias Elizabeth Dunn Miss Hopkins Charles R. Harbaugh Betty Jameson San Antonio Tex Marjorie Lindsay Decatur Carole Babe) Freese Portland Ore

Minor League Scores International League Update

Rochester tied Baltimore 5 to 5 while Baltimore was held to a 12 run deficit by Buffalo 4 to 8. Jersey City topped Buffalo 34 to 4 as Toronto won 9 to 4 against Newark. Montreal defeated Syracuse 9 to 8 in a high scoring game.

Rochester Baltimore Buffalo Jersey City Toronto Newark Montreal Syracuse

Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Cities

In Minneapolis the score shows 3 to 5 with Louisville at 1 to 4. Toledo defeated Kansas City 7 to 4. Milwaukee won 9 to 8 against Columbus in 11 innings. Indianapolis at St Paul game postponed.

American Association Minneapolis Louisville Toledo Kansas City Milwaukee Columbus Indianapolis St. Paul

Scores From Southern Association Games

Mobile beat Little Rock 7 to 6, Birmingham edge Atlanta 4 to 2, Chattanooga over Nashville 7 to 6, Memphis won 2 to 1 against New Orleans.

Southern Association Mobile Little Rock Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga Nashville Memphis New Orleans

Seattle dominant in coast league showdown

Seattle defeated San Diego 5 to 0 while Sacramento beat Portland 2 to 0 and Hollywood routed San Francisco 8 to 0. The note recalls a past title bout five years ago at Yankee Stadium with Joe Louis defending against Arthur Godoy in the eighth round before 27 786 spectators.

Joe Louis Arthur Godoy Yankee Stadium

Chicago Brooklyn at Philadelphia and St Louis at Cincinnati

Brief sports slate lists four matchups with Chicago facing Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and St Louis meeting Cincinnati. No game results provided.

Eisenhower Watches Giants Drop 9-2 to Braves at Polo Grounds

In New York, President Eisenhower watched as the Braves defeated the Giants 9-2, a symbolic moment amid pennant races. The day also featured Wolff’s one hit win for the Senators over the Athletics 6-3 and Pieretti’s six hitter in Washington as the season’s tight pennant battles continued.

Eisenhower Giants Braves Polo Grounds Wolff

LDS and Marana Win City Softball Games

The LDS outslugged the Hi-Y 15 to 3 while the Marana Liners routed Rodeofield Market 19 to 0 on the 22nd Street diamond. Vern Busby Jack Busby and Al Guerney hit for the circuit for the LDS. Bill Butler and Jerry Unstead added four home runs for the Liners.

LDS Marana Marana Liners Rodeofield 22Nd Street Vern Busby Jack Busby al Guerney Bill Butler Jerry Unstead

Pacific Coast Loop Veterans Post Shutouts

Three Pacific Coast League veterans threw complete shutouts last night as Hal Turpin limited San Diego to two hits in a 5 0 Seattle win Newt Kimball blanked San Francisco on six hits for Hollywood 8 0 and Guy Fletcher allowed seven hits in a 2 0 Sacramento victory over Portland It was the first string of one sided pitching this season though two one hitters had occurred recently Fletcher’s seven hitter came against Portland Beavers with Syd Cohen starting for Portland

Roger Wolff Senators Philadelphia Athletics Washington Hal Peck Little Marino Pieretti Wolff Pieretti Hank Wyse Hy Vandenberg Cubs Hal Newhouser Tigers Dave Ferriss Red Sox Joe Haynes White Sox Indians Detroit Rudy York Tiger Zeb Eaton Steve Gromek Yankees Boston Clem Hausmann Hal Turpin San Diego Padres Seattle Rainiers Newt Kimball San Francisco Hollywood Guy Fletcher Sacramento Portland Fletcher Portland Beavers Syd Cohen Beavers

Unclear Boxing Result Mentioned in OCR Fragment

The fragment notes a decision in the eighth round favoring Federmeyer, with the opponent credited with the loss. No additional context or names are provided.

Federmeyer

Are You A Patriot and The World Highlights

Friday program notes list Stella Dallas stage 1:15 and News of the World segments at 1:36. The schedule includes entertainment and news items such as Joseph McMarsh, Fulter Lewis Jr., William Johnson, Patsy Prescott, and a cinema music review.

Stella Dallas News Joseph Mc Marsh Fulter Lewis Jr

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